How Babylon Is Re-Purpose-Building Bitcoin for Yield, Security and Product Innovation
What if your idle Bitcoin (BTC) could do more than sit in a wallet? What if it could actively help secure other chains, while rewarding you—and you didn’t have to wrap or bridge your coins? This is the promise of Babylon—and as a product leader I’ve been watching it closely. After years working at the intersection of product management, IoT, blockchain and crypto, I’ve come to expect a lot of hype and a lot of unfulfilled promises. So when I first heard about Babylon, I was skeptical. A protocol that claims to let you stake native BTC (without wrapping) and distribute Bitcoin’s security to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) chains? It sounded ambitious. In this article I’ll unpack what Babylon actually does, why it matters from a product and business-strategy perspective, and what you should watch out for. This isn’t hype-it’s a careful look at real mechanics, risks, and opportunities. 1. What Babylon is and why it matters The core idea. Babylon is a blockchain infrastructure project whose ...